I'll bet many of you are finding that your recycling bin fills up much faster than your garbage can. Well, I'll probably get called ...

Really, rechargeable batteries have improved, retain their charge much longer, and, according to Tree Hugger , are much less damaging than d...

I think we have to get beyond the handwringing about e-recycling (but it all goes to Africa, but it is never recycled, but but but) and thin...

As many of you probably already saw in the Post , Green America came out with a report on the sorry state of recycling in the airline indust...

I dropped by the Radio Shack at Eastern Market Metro to pick up used batteries they are collecting for us. They gave me a huge bag of batter...

One way to keep a huge amount of material from landfills is to compost. DC Urban Gardeners has a great website about composting: Composting...

Since we could no longer return this broken Ipod, we decided to recycle it (and its many cables). I first went to Gazelle to recycle it for...

On my recycling travels around the Hill, I stopped by Hill's Kitchen to collect a couple of Brita water filters. Leah at Hill's Kit...

The Stuart-Hobson Middle School on the Hill makes envelopes around of old wall calendars (Recyclelopes), which they sell for $5 per set at R...

What to do with your holiday cards? Recycle them! St. Jude's Ranch for Children in Nevada takes all used greeting cards and turns them ...

The Washington Humane Society also takes used yoga mats (see #14 in the General DC Recycling Info column to the right)!

Let's just put it simply. In the DC area, the far-and-away leader in recycling is BWI Airport. BWI recycling went from less than 5% of w...

The House Office buildings have implemented some great practices that should be replicated in other government and commercial spaces in the ...

Yoga charities all across the United States desperately need your donated yoga mat. Donate your gently used yoga mat to The Bolder Mat Compa...

Cathy gave over 10 pounds of corks to an artist in town last week. We usually ship our corks to Yemm and Hart , which now pays for corks and...

Whole Foods on P St recycles Brita water filters, batteries, cell phones, and clothing. They also compost! Thank you, Whole Foods!

Yes, the Radio Shack right next to the Eastern Market Metro (717 D St SE) is now collecting regular and rechargeable batteries for recyclin...

While the DC government could do so much more, it is doing a great job collecting and composting leaves this year. This project alone keeps ...

Some might think that collecting recycling at holiday parties veers too close to collecting garbage. However, with this very attractive ...

Holiday gatherings are a great opportunity to collect items for recycling. For example, our block is having a progressive cocktail party, wh...